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has a handsome display of his wares and has .nicely arranged a lot of Albums, Clocks, Silverware, Toilet goods and musical instruments: Our photographer J. H. Reuvars has quite an exhibit from his studio, and his line work attracts much attention and besides a largo display of his own work he has pictures, albums and oilier goods in his lino. The exhibit of his own work consists of pictures from locket size to life size portraits.The Floral Hal! while not as complete in exhibits as it should have been had a good display of flowers and fruits and etc. Messrs. Tysseling Bros Co. had quite an elaborate display of Hour and samples of bread made from Hour of their own manufacture. Squires and Squires had an extra large display of flowers and occupied the new addition to the hall and had a most excellent exhibition from their green house, a large number of water hyacinths in a tub of water attracting much attention. The general exhibit of flowers was quite large, and the entries were too numerous to give notice of each exhibitor. The fruit display wasgood but not in kee ping with such a fruit country as this district represents. Jar fruits, jellies, spiced fruits etc. mads a very creditable showing. Then names the Vegetable Hall which was indeed a wonder land and in it was the product of the ‘■garden spot of Iowa.” Here was indeed a fine exhibit of all the cereals, and garden truck grown and so varied a lot that it would take a whole newspaper to do it justice. The exhibits were large and the exhibitors many and each one is to be congratulated on the fine showing made. Mr. D, W. Shafer exhibited some trees from his orchard as did also Mr. James Buis. The Poultry Show attracted much attention and numerous coops of geese, turkeys, ducks, and many varieties of fowls weie on exhibition.Among the special exhibitors who have buildings and space of their own we notice the large building of H. F. Bousquet who has quite a large exhibit of stoves, wagons, and farm machinery, which is quite creditable. Mr. B. Buerkens has an exhibit of wagons and buggies of his own manufacture. Mr. van der Meulen has quite a large building and a fine exhibit of his wares which attracted much attention. H. van Maren has a large tent in which is displayed some fine buggies, and he also has on exhibition wagons, plows, wire etc. The tile works are represented by an 8x10 structure in which is displayed fine samples of their work, botli in the crude and finished material. The Foundry exhibits their work, by showing a wagon, sled and chock rower of their own manufacture. D. Versteeg had a monument from his marble works.The stock department was well represented by large entries of horses, cattle, swine and sheep, all of which were exceedingly tine and had many admirers. Samuel Liter exhibited five fine norman horses which were entered in several classes, John De Cock, some Hamble tonians and inothers Percheron Norman Stephen De Cock had entries of Coach horses, Feter De Cock of. grade Norman, A. Clark had several fine horses, van der Waal and van Zante had several entries of Belguiiu horses, S. Nelson of Leighton entered live head of Normans and entered several classes,C. ver Ploeg exhibited two head of blooded horses, R. C. Harris of Oskaloo- i sa had Oldenberg coach and Belguim ' and made several entries, A. B. Fleck ' had Frenchdraft entered ns roadsters, jD. Norris and sons of Leighton had nine : entries of their French drafthorses, ancl 1 R. Redman of the snmc place had sev- 1 oral choice thorough breds, Louis Con- ' verse of Tracy 1 clyde, Awtry Bros, entered five, iiri classes roadsters, French coach, saddle and matched dft. V/. W. Kfmmell entered his fine blacks in class ' of matched drivers. T. T. Williams ‘ of Pleasantville exhibited six Norman j Percheron high grads, T. D. Tice made ] 16 entries of 11 heads, 2 Belguim 2 I Hambletonians and 7 high grades, A. 1 Clark had 6 high grade draft and made eight entries. In the Cattle depart- ] merit, John Voorhees exhibited Red f Polled and Polled Angus (black) W. H, 1 Moore of Rose Hill, had 18 head of Holsteins, John Stevenson of Oskaloosa ' Jersey, and B. Redman of Leighton f Jersey. A. H. Clark of Leighton ex 8[Continued on Page 8.]
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Pella Weekly Herald
Pella, Iowa, US
Sat, Oct 03, 1891
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